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jcuCASE: A/Prof Roger Osborne has been shortlisted for the 2022 AUHE Prize for Literary Scholarship. In The Life of Such Is Life: A Cultural History of an Australian Classic, he offers a critical biography of the novel by Joseph Furphy. Download now

AwardFurphy: Professor John Barnes had a passion for writing and literature including the life and works of Joseph Furphy. He chaired our judging panel for the Furphy Literary Award and we will miss his wisdom, insight and friendship. Vale.

unAustraliana: Warrigal Jack (a.k.a. Joseph Furphy) in the Bulletin, 5 October 1889: "Back, back in dim epochs which have left but scanty relics, the pre-historic sundowner performed his diurnal journey from one lacustrine dwelling to another..."

CallMeSauceFace: 3 of 5 stars to Such is Life by Joseph Furphy

bgowritersfest: this brilliant initiative in honour of Joseph Furphy, Shepparton, and the astonishing "Such Is Life"

TheCardiganKid: "Don't do to be a feller of one book, no matter if that book's the Bible." -Joseph Furphy, 'Rigby's Romance'

wadholloway: Not Joseph Furphy's Tom Collins, just me living my life in pale emulation.

SydneyUniPress: "Half-bushman and half-bookworm", Joseph Furphy was a mechanic before he became a celebrated author and "the father of the Australian novel". Learn more about his writing journey in "The Life of Such is Life":

bufocalvin: Happy bookish birthdays, 26 September to: Joseph Furphy (AKA Tom Collins) (Such Is Life), John Rankine (AKA Douglas R. Mason) (The Omega Worm), Andy Adams (The Log of a Cowboy), George Santayana (The Sense of Beauty)...

ifpainpersists1: DECEASED TODAY IN 1912: Age 69, Joseph Furphy, Australian author & poet (b. 1843)

SydneyUniPress: Joseph Furphy’s 'Such is Life' is an Australian classic. But which version of the novel is the authoritative text? Learn more about the twists and turns of this tome in 'The Life of Such is Life':

SydneyUniPress: A sculpture and menhir sit at Joseph Furphy’s home in Shepparton, to commemorate the town’s famous citizen. Roger Osborne investigates the fascinating story of Joseph Furphy in 'The Life of Such is Life':

SydneyUniPress: After Joseph Furphy’s death in 1912, Kate Baker devoted her life to the literary legacy of her friend. She was instrumental in keeping his work in print. Learn about Joseph Furphy and friends in 'The Life of Such is Life':

SydneyUniPress: There are many versions of Joseph Furphy's Australian classic 'Such is Life'. But which version is most accurate to the author's vision? In 'The Life of Such is Life', Roger Osborne seeks to find out:

SydneyUniPress: Did the editor of 'Such is Life' cross the line when instructing Joseph Furphy to shorten it for publication? In 'The Life of Such is Life', Roger Osborne investigates the many hands that worked on this literary classic:

GuillaumeCingal: 102 Such Is Life, de Joseph Furphy.

SydneyUniPress: Joseph Furphy’s 'Such is Life' is an Australian classic. But which version is the authoritative text, and what does its history reveal? 'The Life of Such is Life' traces the book’s journey:

SydneyUniPress: 'Such is Life' established Joseph Furphy as the "father of the Australian novel". Discover the controversial differences between the published versions and the original in 'The Life of Such is Life':

SydneyUniPress: Joseph Furphy wrote 'Such is Life' from his home in Shepparton, NSW. In 1947 a commemorative tablet was affixed to a tree that he had planted there. Read about this Australian literary classic in 'The Life of Such is Life'

SydneyUniPress: Figures 5.3 & 5.4, covers of 'Such is Life' by Tom Collins (aka Joseph Furphy), published in 1937 & 1944, from our new book, 'The Life of Such is Life: A Cultural History of an Australian Classic' by Roger Osborne. Read more:

SydneyUniPress: Figure 2.2 Joseph Furphy’s New Franklin typewriter, Tom Collins House, Perth, from our new book, The Life of Such is Life: A Cultural History of an Australian Classic by Roger Osborne. Read more:

SydneyUniPress: Since its publication in 1903, Joseph Furphy’s Such is Life has become established as an Australian classic. But which version of the novel is the authoritative text, and what does its history reveal about Australian cultural life? Read more at

Patrick95681838: "the inner outback is a pastoral oligarchy moderated by a wax match" - Joseph Furphy

bufocalvin: Happy bookish birthdays, 26 September, to: Joseph Furphy (AKA Tom Collins) (Such Is Life), John Rankine (AKA Douglas R. Mason) (The Omega Worm), Andy Adams (The Log of a Cowboy), George Santayana (The Sense of Beauty)...

GrahamPerrettMP: (5) Such is Life - Joseph Furphy; (6) Charades - Janette Turner Hospital; (7) Bring Larks and Heroes - Thomas Keneally; (8) Praise - Andrew McGahan; (9) The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan; (10) My Brother Jack - George Johnston.

Ozzwriter: (There is) ‘ a restorative tendency ( in the world )—— for the grass will grow where Attila’s horse has trod ‘ —— ( Such is Life, Joseph Furphy.

lah_ann: A Psalm of Patience : Joseph Furphy : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

USER712001: Australians will drink furphy beer but will not read "such is life" - Joseph furphy

NORTHTRENTON: Happy Birthday to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (d. 1891), Louis-Olivier Taillon (d. 1923), Joseph Furphy (d. 1912), Henry Walters (d. 1931), Ivan Pavlov (d. 1936), Mary Russell A.K.A. Duchess of Bedford (d. 1937), Winsor McCay (d. 1934) and Komitas (d. 1935).

obituary_bot: Joseph Furphy, 69 (Australian author and poet) 1843—1912 Joseph Furphy is widely regarded as the "Father of the Australian novel". He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins and is best known for his novel Such Is Life, regarded as an Australian classic RIP

unAustraliana: I have a theory that American poets frame their writing in terms of labour (Niedecker's 'Poet's Work' being exemplary) and that it is admirable that Australian poets often refuse this (eg: Forbes' 'Ode to Karl Marx'; Buckmaster's 'Unemployment', Bruce Dawes; Joseph Furphy, etc.)

DouginCanberra: Currently enjoying a reread of one of Australia's lesser known classics - Such is Life by Joseph Furphy: Being Certain Extracts From The Diary of Tom Collins - a great novel for people in Melbourne looking for a long entertaining read for those with a wry sense of humor

Furphy_Usayuchi: Even glow - Joseph • Reposting this here

TomCollinsAndCo: When in Melbourne — sit in the shade of the Joseph Furphy Memorial Tree, planted 2 October 1942.

UWALibrary: New Australian literature display in Reid Library til end of Jan includes works by Joseph Furphy (aka Tom Collins), incl. novel 'Such Is Life', a fictional account of the life of rural dwellers, squatters and itinerant travellers, in southern NSW and Victoria during the 1880s.

DouginCanberra: Novels: Brian Doyle - Mink River: A Novel a wonderful account of a small town on the Pacific coast of Oregon with an outstanding philosophical crow. Joseph Furphy - Such is Life & HFM Prescott The Man on a Donkey - classics why didn't I read them before?

TomCollinsAndCo: Another instalment of my long-lived project on the textual histories of Joseph Furphy's Such is Life has been published in the Journal of Australian Studies:

Imresal: Cancel Henry Lawson (never asked hard questions), Joseph Furphy, Steele Rudd, Banjo Patterson, Roy Rene, George Johnston, Paul Hogan, Barry Humphries (already done), Austen Tayshus (ditto)....

NORTHTRENTON: Happy Birthday to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (d. 1891), Louis-Olivier Taillon (d. 1923), Joseph Furphy (d. 1912), Henry Walters (d. 1931), Ivan Pavlov (d. 1936), Mary Russell A.K.A. Duchess of Bedford (d. 1937), Winsor McCay (d. 1934) and Komitas (d. 1935).

daggyvamp: In my latest blog post I talk about reading Joseph Furphy's Such is Life and discovering the queerness in it.

dave_petr: Standard Ebooks has released a new title. Such is Life, by Joseph Furphy

daggyvamp: My Library: Such is Life by Joseph Furphy

TomCollinsAndCo: Twain often gets this accolade, but he didn't type the "book" himself, right? Can any author challenge the Australian Joseph Furphy who, in 1897-8, typed Such is Life in a skillion he built alongside his Shepparton home? Genuinely interested in answers.



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